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Finance : The scheme provides financial incentives for new, expanded, and upgraded hospitality projects. Key takeaway: investors can reduce ...
Corporate Law : This explains how stringent organized crime laws can conflict with due process rights like fair trial and liberty. It highlights t...
Corporate Law : The issue highlights constitutional protections alongside broad detention powers. The takeaway is that procedural safeguards must ...
Income Tax : The issue is whether foreign businesses without offices in China must comply with tax laws. The key takeaway is that activities an...
Corporate Law : The law granting special powers to armed forces was upheld, but courts emphasized that such powers are not absolute. Safeguards li...
Corporate Law : The law removes criminal penalties for minor compliance breaches and replaces them with monetary fines. It holds that reducing cri...
Finance : The Government clarified that despite rupee depreciation, strong forex reserves and export competitiveness offset risks. The overa...
Finance : The Government is actively reviewing the economic impact of the West Asia conflict on oil prices and supply chains. Coordinated me...
Corporate Law : The document outlines essential lease terms like rent, tenure, and obligations. The key takeaway is that LOI sets the foundation f...
Corporate Law : The reform addresses fraudulent activities in cooperative societies by introducing stricter governance and audit mechanisms. It en...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court of India invalidates State VAT amendments made post-GST, citing issues of legislative competence in Telangana, Gujar...
Corporate Law : Kharghar Co-op. Housing Societies Federation Ltd Vs Municipal Commissioner (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court in the matter of ...
Corporate Law : Calcutta High Court held that computation of award amount without multiplying the amount with the multiplier 13 is unjustifiable....
Corporate Law : Ours being a Welfare State, the respondents who happen to be instrumentalities of the State under Article 12, cannot act arbitrari...
Corporate Law : Held that there is no infringement of copyright as some contents are bound to be similar as teaching given in the Holy Books Quran...
Corporate Law : The issue concerns revision of Dearness Relief rates for pensioners. The government increased DR from 58% to 60% effective January...
Corporate Law : The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, introduced in Lok Sabha, aims to regulate coastal trade, boost domestic participation, and enhanc...
Corporate Law : The Ministry of Agriculture announces revised guidelines for the AMI Sub-scheme of ISAM, effective from November 10, 2024, for new...
Corporate Law : The Central Government increases minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance, effective October 1, 2024, aiding...
Corporate Law : MHA issues guidelines to ensure nondiscriminatory prison visitation rights for LGBTQ+ community, emphasizing equal treatment in al...
It will be mandatory for sleeper-class train passengers to carry identity proof from December 1, this year, Railways announced today, in a bid to facilitate travel by bonafide people and reduce the scope for misuse of tickets by touts.
In the interest of common consumer, from today onwards 19 commodities of day- to-day use, like bread biscuits, tea etc. can be sold in specified standard packs only. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution had issued a notice on June 5, 2012 in this regard by amending Legal Metrological (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. Manufacture, packing or import of these 19 commodities in non-standard packs will invite penal action.
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:- CABINET MINISTERS 1. Shri K. Rahman Khan 2. Shri Dinsha J. Patel 3. Shri Ajay Maken 4. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju 5. Shri Ashwani Kumar 6. […]
The Cabinet today approved revision of rates of Risk Allowance. Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance payable to about two lakh entitled Central Government employees to double the existing rates with effect from 1s’ September, 2008. The proposed revision in the rates of the Risk Allowance, Hospital Patent Care Allowance and Patient Care […]
After the Bill is passed and enacted by Parliament, Forward Market Commission (FMC) as a regulator will get autonomy and power to regulate the market effectively. New products like ‘options’ will be allowed in the commodity market. This will benefit various stakeholders including farmers to take benefit of ‘price discovery and ‘price risk management’. The Bill would enhance public accountability of the Regulator by providing for an Appellate Authority.
1. that the subscriber seeking minimum assured returns shall be allowed to opt for investing his funds in such schemes providing minimum assured returns as may be notified by the Authority; 2. withdrawals not exceeding 25 per cent of the contribution made by subscriber will be permitted from the individual pension account subject to the conditions, such as, purpose, frequency and limits, as may be specified by regulations by the Pension Fund Regulatory Authority and Development Authority (PFRDA)
In compliance of the provisions contained in Finance Bill 2012 and subsequent notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance, the Service Tax in case of transportation of parcel traffic (leased or non-leased parcel traffic) by rail, which was exempted upto 30th September 2012, would now be levied on total freight charges with effect from 1st October 2012.
Levy of Service Tax on Railway Passengers Travelling in AC Classes/First Class from tomorrow i.e. 1st October 2012. No Service Tax to be Levied on Tickets Issued Prior to 1st October 2012. In Case of Cancellation of Tickets Issued on or after 1st October 2012, the Applicable Amount Including Service Tax to be Refunded by Railways
In case of refund of passenger fare, if any, refund of Service Tax shall be claimed by the passenger from the concerned Service Tax authority. No refund shall be made by the Railways on this account. For the purpose of claiming refund, Chief Commercial Manager (CCM) office of concerned Zonal Railway shall issue a certificate […]
In compliance of the provisions contained in Finance Bill 2012 and subsequent notifications issued by Ministry of Finance, the Service Tax in case of railway travel, which was exempted upto 30th September 2012, will be levied on the fare of passenger services in the following classes from 1st October 2012.
